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==Workup== | ==Workup== | ||
*Initial study should be esophagogram | *Initial study should be esophagogram with water-soluble contrast | ||
**If negative or ambiguous follow | **If negative or ambiguous follow with barium contrast or flexible esophagoscopy | ||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Revision as of 23:13, 12 July 2016
Background
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Thoracic Trauma
- Airway/Pulmonary
- Cardiac/Vascular
- Musculoskeletal
- Other
Workup
- Initial study should be esophagogram with water-soluble contrast
- If negative or ambiguous follow with barium contrast or flexible esophagoscopy